Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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